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Gul Mohammed

1957 - 1997

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Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi, India, according to Guinness World Records, was the shortest adult human being of his time whose existence and height have been independently verified. On July 19, 1990, he was examined by Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India, and he stood 1 foot 10.5 inches (57 cm) tall and weighed 37.5 lbs (17 kg). He died on October 1, 1997, from respiratory complications and after a long struggle with asthma and bronchitis. His record was broken by Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal whose height was just 21.5 inches (54.6 cm). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gul Mohammed is the 158th most popular celebrity (down from 145th in 2019), the 910th most popular biography from India (down from 860th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Gul Mohammed ranks 158 out of 265Before him are Yu Wenxia, Rob Kardashian, Oxana Fedorova, Harnaaz Sandhu, Ivo Papazov, and Riyo Mori. After him are Melisa Aslı Pamuk, Daniel David Palmer, He Pingping, Irene Sáez, Jenni Dahlman, and Karel Neffe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Gul Mohammed ranks 498Before him are Manuel Preciado Rebolledo, Jay Roach, Joachim Król, Atli Eðvaldsson, Katie Couric, and Ciro Gomes. After him are Amy Aquino, Harald Schmidt, Richard Barbieri, Pierre Laurent, Martinho Ndafa Kabi, and Richard Jeni. Among people deceased in 1997, Gul Mohammed ranks 296Before him are Mikhail Anikushin, Mario Velarde, Basri Dirimlili, Red Skelton, Owen Barfield, and Judith Merril. After him are LaVern Baker, Sheldon Leonard, Lillian Disney, Jean Louis, Roger Laurent, and Francis Johnson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Gul Mohammed ranks 910 out of 1,861Before him are Shakti Kapoor (1952), Radhika Sarathkumar (1962), Gautami (1969), Tapan Sinha (1924), Sumaira Abdulali (1961), and Reita Faria (1943). After him are Shrilal Shukla (1925), Philip Herbert Cowell (1870), Nanda (1939), Krishan Kant (1927), Sushil Kumar (1983), and Ruskin Bond (1934).

Among CELEBRITIES In India

Among celebrities born in India, Gul Mohammed ranks 2Before him are Harnaaz Sandhu (2000). After him are Indrani Rahman (1930), Protima Bedi (1948), Poonam Pandey (1991), and Manushi Chhillar (1997).